HackingFinancial ServicesTechnologyFinanceVulnerability ExploitData ExfiltratedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Gerber Life Insurance Company

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 23, 2023

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

65state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Gerber Life Insurance Company →6 incidents on file

MESVision and Gerber Life Insurance Company notified individuals of a data breach involving MOVEit SFTP. An unauthorized individual exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit to exfiltrate data on May 28-31, 2023. Affected data included names, DOBs, SSNs, and policy numbers. MESVision discovered the incident on August 23, 2023, took the server offline, engaged forensic investigators, and reported to the FBI. Credit monitoring services were offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 87 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 86 days

May 28, 2023

Begins

Aug 23, 2023

Discovered

Nov 17, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+3 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_49f3137f60325c132023-11-17Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_cf3fcbeea7741b532023-11-17Verified

Name: MESVision
norm: mesvision
Domain: mesvision.com

Name: Gerber Life Insurance Company
norm: gerber life insurance
Domain: gerberlife.com
Industry: Financial ServicesllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2023
Breach occurred: May 28, 2023 – May 31, 2023
Undetected for: 87 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 65state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: reported to the FBI
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took the server offline
Launched an investigation into the incident
Engaged a cybersecurity firm
Reported to the FBI
Rebuilt the MOVEit system
Undertook technical measures to confirm security protections
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Rebuilt the MOVEit system in accordance with MOVEit requirements
Undertook technical measures to confirm security protections put in place
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(86 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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California State AGNov 17 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 17 · first

South Carolina State AGNov 17 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Security%20Breach%20Notices/GerberLifeInsuranceCompany.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 17, 2023
Raw hash: 91588f66d0a6ec2e7b2f7bf68baff036a37d5f21d93856052980968b039b897e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMESVision

Victim entityGerber Life Insurance Company

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2023

Stated responseTook the server offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov